BODY CAMERAS-FOIA REQUESTS Senate SponsorsSen. Julie A. Morrison-David Koehler, Michael W. Halpin and Mary Edly-Allen Criminal Law Hearing Apr 14 2026 3:00PM Capitol 409 Springfield, IL 1/27/2026SenateRe-assigned to Criminal Law 50 ILCS 706/10-1050 ILCS 706/10-20720 ILCS 5/14-3Amends the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act. Provides that a law enforcement agency shall disclose a recording made with the use of an officer-worn body camera, upon request, to (i) the subject of the encounter captured on the recording, (ii) the legal representative of the subject of the encounter captured on the recording, (iii) the officer who wore the camera that made the recording, (iv) the legal representative of the officer who wore the camera that made the recording, (v) a person who has written permission from the subject of the encounter to receive the recording, or (vi) a person who has written permission from the officer who wore the camera that made the recording to receive the recording. Provides that all recordings made with an officer-worn body camera may (rather than must) be destroyed after 90 days, unless any encounter captured on the recording has been flagged. Makes changes to the definition of "law enforcement officer" in the Act. Amends the Eavesdropping Article to the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that recordings made in accordance with the Law Enforcement Officer-Worn Body Camera Act are exempt from the Article. Effective immediately. 2/6/2025SenateFiled with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison 2/6/2025SenateFirst Reading 2/6/2025SenateReferred to Assignments 2/13/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Michael W. Halpin 2/26/2025SenateAdded as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. David Koehler 3/12/2025SenateAssigned to Criminal Law 3/21/2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 4, 2025 4/1/2025SenateAdded as Co-Sponsor Sen. Mary Edly-Allen 4/4/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison 4/4/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments 4/4/2025SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 11, 2025 4/8/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Criminal Law 4/11/2025SenateRule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 4/11/2025SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments 1/27/2026SenateRe-assigned to Criminal Law 1/27/2026SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 1 Re-assigned to Criminal Law 3/13/2026SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As March 27, 2026 3/27/2026SenateRule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As April 24, 2026 4/10/2026SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Julie A. Morrison 4/10/2026SenateSenate Committee Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments